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The Vermont (BB-20) slides into the Fore River, at Quincy, MA., during her launching on 31 August 1905.WAS WEDDED TO THE WATERS
IN THE USUAL FORMAL WAYSplendid Battleship Vermont Launched, Having Been Christened With Bottle of Champagne-Full Description of Monster Machine

Photo courtesy of greatwhitefleet.info, by William Stewart.Image and text provided by University of New Mexico.Photo & text by Albuquerque Evening Citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 31 August 1905, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.

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The Magnificent New Battleship Vermont (BB-20) Slid into the Sea without a Mishap.A CONNECTING NAVAL LINKLast Living Officer of First Vermont at Birth of the New

Model of the name sake Connecticut class (BB-18 / 22 & 25) and her five sisters:Louisiana (BB-19),Vermont (BB-20), Kansas (BB-21),Minnesota (BB-22), New Hampshire (BB-25), as built, dated 23 March 1928.

Photo from National Archives & Record Administration (NARA), Record Group RG-19N, Box 33. Courtesy of Dan Treadwell.

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Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter takes a tour of a "Great White Fleet" exhibition at Grand Central Station on 11 October 2008. The exhibit commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Great White Fleet which includes models of battleships, artifacts and memorabilia from Sailors aboard the ships and photo displays that tell the of the historical naval mission.
Pictured is a model of the name sake Connecticut class (BB-18 / 22 & 25) and her five sisters:Louisiana (BB-19),Vermont (BB-20), Kansas (BB-21),Minnesota (BB-22) & New Hampshire (BB-25).

Stereoscopic color print of the Connecticut (BB-18) with the battleships Louisiana (BB-19) on her starboard side and the Vermont (BB-20) on her port, during the Naval Review at Oyster Bay, summer 1906. [Unless there was a mistake on the date].

Courtesy of Paul Petosky.

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SIX YOUNG NAVY CAPTAINS GIVEN SIX NEW WAR VESSELSCAPT W. P. POTTER Queen of the New Battleships, the Vermont (BB-20), Will Be Under His CareCAPT HENRY McCREA, Former Lighthouse Inspector of Baltimore District is to Command Iowa (BB-4).

A circa 1900's postcard photo of the Vermont (BB-20) drawn by Edward H. Mitchell Publishers of San Francisco, CA.

Photo from the collection of Raymond Strout, courtesy of Jonathan Eno.

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Photographed on 20 August 1907.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photo # 19-N-12828 from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.

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Photographed on 20 August 1907.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photo # NH 19-N-4-16-13 from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.

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Chart from a contemporary newspaper, showing the route to be taken by the Atlantic Fleet's battleships and their associated Torpedo Flotilla, from their December 1907 departure from Hampton Roads, Virginia, until their planned arrival at San Francisco, California, in the spring of 1908.
Text below the chart indicates that it was published in mid-December 1907.

The "Great White Fleet" steaming in column, probably while departing Hampton Roads, Virginia, at the start of their cruise around the World, December 1907. Kansas (BB-21) is at left, followed by Vermont (BB-20).

Chart from a contemporary newspaper, showing the route of the Atlantic Fleet's battleships from their 29 January 1907 departure from Trinidad until their arrival at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 12 January 1908. It emphasizes the offshore course taken to avoid strong westerly currents off the northeastern coast of South America.

The "Great White Fleet" in the Straits of Magellan, 1908, from a painting by Henry Reuterdahl.

Photograph courtesy of Pieter Bakels.

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Chart from a contemporary newspaper, showing the movements of the Atlantic Fleet's battleships from their 8 February 1908 passage of the western part of the Straits of Magellan until their arrival at Callao, Peru, on 20 February 1908.

Post card published by H.H. Stratton, Chattanooga, Tennessee, depicting some of the Fleet's Sailors landing at San Diego, California, on 14 April 1908. This was the Atlantic Fleet battleship's first contact with American soil since leaving Hampton Roads, Virginia, on 16 December 1907 to begin its voyage around South America.
The boat partially visible at left has a "V" on its bow, and is presumably from Vermont (BB-20).

The fleet at San Diego, Calif., 5, May 1908. What looks like two Connecticut class (BB-18 / 22 & 25) battleships to the left; a Virginia class (BB-13 / 17) battleship in the center with what might be three other Connecticut class (BB-18 / 22 & 25) battleships in the immediate distance; two Illinois class (BB-7 / 9) battleships are on the right corner, behind them are the two Kearsarge class (BB-5 / 6) battleships and a Virginia class (BB-13 / 17) or Connecticut class (BB-18 / 22 & 25) battleship in the right corner of the photo.

Panoramic photograph by the Pillsbury Picture Company showing the review of the "Great White Fleet" on 17 May 1908 by Secretary of the Navy Victor A. Metcalf, embarked in Yorktown (PG-1), which is steaming toward the left in the right center of the image.
Three destroyers are in the line nearest to the camera (from left to center), with either Hopkins (DD-6) or Hull (DD-7) in the center and Lawrence (DD-8) next astern.
Eleven battleships are present, in the rows on the opposite side of Yorktown's course, and seven Pacific Fleet armored cruisers are in the most distant row.

Photo # NH 105310, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center.

The Fleet's naval brigade landing at Port Melbourne Town Pier, Australia, on 31 August 1908, prior to marching to the city of Melbourne.
The steam launch and other boats in the foreground are from Vermont (BB-20). The Sailors, also presumably from Vermont, are armed with Krag-Jorgensen rifles and are equipped with cartridge belts, canteens and bayonets.
Large ship in the right distance is HMS Powerful (British protected cruiser, 1897).

Postcard published in Japan to commemorate the U.S. Atlantic Fleet's visit there in October 1908. This card features pictures of the Fleet's sixteen battleships, plus images of three Japanese ladies, plus flags and symbols of the United States and Japan.

Post card published by H.H. Stratton, Chattanooga, Tennessee, showing Rear Admiral Charles S. Sperry, the fleet's Commander in Chief (center foreground), and some of its Sailors watching a Geisha performance at Yokohama, Japan, October 1908.
Several Japanese Navy officers and enlisted men are also present.

Postcard published in Japan to commemorate the U.S. Atlantic Fleet's visit there in October 1908. This embossed card features a broadside view of a Connecticut class (BB-18 / 22 & 25) battleship and the message "Welcome American Fleet".

Halftone reproduction of a photograph by H.R. Jackson, showing the Fleet's senior commanders on board ship, circa late 1908 or early 1909, during or shortly after the "Great White Fleet's" World cruise.
Those present are, from left to right:
Rear Admiral William P. Potter, Commander, Fourth Division;
Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder, Commander, Third Division;
Rear Admiral Charles S. Sperry, Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet and First Division;
Rear Admiral Richard Wainwright, Commander, Second Division.

Receiving her new "cage" masts and other alterations, probably at the Boston Navy Yard, circa March-June 1909.

Photograph # 19-N-4-16-18 from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives / U.S. Naval Historical Center.

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Photographed by Brown & Shaffer, during the last half of 1909. Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 101502.

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TWO OF THE UNITED STATES BATTLESHIPS WHICH LEFT THE NORTH RIVER YESTERDAY.VERMONT (BB-20) & OHIO (BB-12).

Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo by Paul Thompson.Photo from the New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 06 October 1909, Image 5, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.

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Battleships anchored in the Hudson River, off 145th Street, New York City, during the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, 25 September - 9 October 1909. Photograph by Thaddeus Wilkerson, 522 W. 145th St., New York, reproduced on a postal card.
Ships present are (from left to right):Louisiana (BB-19);Idaho (BB-24); Kansas (BB-21);Vermont (BB-20) & Connecticut (BB-18).
Identification on the first two listed is certain. That on the last three is probable.

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